Rosario: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,114

among girls · ↑603 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

108

named Rosario · +29% vs 2024

How common

1 in 18,059

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1993

218 babies

All-time total

16,585

#1,569 all-time among girls

First recorded

1896

in Social Security records

Rosario popularity over time

16,585 babies have been named Rosario since 1896, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1890s	5	–	5	1	–	#1,772
1900s	24	93	117	12	+2240%	#1,738
1910s	148	821	969	97	+728%	#1,418
1920s	339	1,075	1,414	141	+46%	#1,176
1930s	400	561	961	96	-32%	#929
1940s	750	390	1,140	114	+19%	#840
1950s	1,381	405	1,786	179	+57%	#742
1960s	1,398	431	1,829	183	+2%	#778
1970s	1,348	464	1,812	181	-1%	#847
1980s	1,109	372	1,481	148	-18%	#1,062
1990s	1,513	389	1,902	190	+28%	#1,052
2000s	1,247	288	1,535	154	-19%	#1,424
2010s	863	194	1,057	106	-31%	#1,757
2020s (to 2025)	449	128	577	96	-9%	#2,114

Where Rosario is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	90	0.06	outside top 500
2027	91	0.06	outside top 500
2028	92	0.06	outside top 500
2029	92	0.06	outside top 500
2030	93	0.06	outside top 500

Where Rosario is most popular

Girls named Rosario per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.046 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Washington.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rosario born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
California	92	0.109	+136%
Texas	64	0.080	+71%
Washington	10	0.069	+49%
Illinois	12	0.052	+13%
Florida	22	0.051	+11%
Pennsylvania	5	0.021	-54%
Alaska	–	–	–
Alabama	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Arizona	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Georgia	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Indiana	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Kentucky	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
Massachusetts	–	–	–
Maryland	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Michigan	–	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–
Missouri	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Carolina	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
New Jersey	–	–	–
New Mexico	–	–	–
Nevada	–	–	–
New York	–	–	–
Ohio	–	–	–
Oklahoma	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Tennessee	–	–	–
Utah	–	–	–
Virginia	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Wisconsin	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rosario

Rosario is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,114 in 2025 with 89 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1896, 16,585 American babies have been named Rosario, about 66% girls and 34% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1993, when 218 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rosario stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rosario?

The median living Rosario is about 43 years old; half are between 25 and 62. An estimated 12 thousand people named Rosario are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rosario year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	89	#2,114	19	#5,161
2024	64	#2,717	20	#5,024
2023	69	#2,579	31	#3,693
2022	77	#2,399	17	#5,590
2021	78	#2,341	18	#5,292
2020	72	#2,436	23	#4,396
2019	71	#2,499	19	#5,116
2018	75	#2,415	19	#5,070
2017	70	#2,539	26	#4,084
2016	82	#2,319	17	#5,514
2015	69	#2,615	20	#4,859
2014	82	#2,288	15	#5,934
2013	87	#2,168	16	#5,602
2012	94	#2,060	23	#4,361
2011	117	#1,757	25	#4,079
2010	116	#1,781	14	#6,307
2009	145	#1,559	26	#4,016
2008	137	#1,652	24	#4,238
2007	100	#2,053	23	#4,345
2006	116	#1,794	27	#3,758
2005	133	#1,543	33	#3,159
2004	116	#1,680	32	#3,141
2003	116	#1,667	33	#2,982
2002	134	#1,431	34	#2,810
2001	120	#1,556	26	#3,392
2000	130	#1,424	30	#2,979
1995	138	#1,243	33	#2,389
1990	130	#1,263	35	#2,120
1985	111	#1,235	37	#1,693
1980	125	#1,106	43	#1,467
1975	125	#988	42	#1,358
1970	131	#968	50	#1,176
1965	140	#844	42	#1,186
1960	173	#778	34	#1,380
1955	138	#824	39	#1,214
1950	116	#811	34	#1,252
1945	60	#1,000	31	#1,201
1940	73	#840	41	#1,018
1935	41	#1,094	42	#988
1930	44	#1,125	84	#684
1925	40	#1,250	110	#604
1920	24	#1,745	99	#634
1915	16	#2,034	107	#540
1910	–	–	17	#750
1905	–	–	5	#1,391
1900	–	–	6	#1,282
1895	–	–	–	–
1890	–	–	–	–
1885	–	–	–	–
1880	–	–	–	–

Famous people named Rosario

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

1 Rosario Dawson American actress (born 1979) Contemporary
2 Rosario Flores Musical artist b. 1963 · Contemporary
3 Rosario Castellanos Mexican poet and author (1925–1974) Contemporary
4 Rosario Fernández Peruvian politician (born 1955) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rosario, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rosario?

The median living Rosario is about 43 years old. Half of all living Rosarios are between 25 and 62 years old.

How many people named Rosario are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Rosario are alive in the United States, based on 16,585 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rosario mean?

Rosario is a given name originating from Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Roman Catholicism in which the Virgin Mary is titled "Our Lady of the Rosary." In Italian, it is a masculine name, with a diminutive of Saro and its female equivalent…

How popular is the name Rosario in 2025?

Rosario ranked #2,114 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 89 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rosario?

16,585 babies have been named Rosario in the United States since 1896, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rosario most popular?

Rosario peaked in 1993, when 218 newborns received the name.

Is Rosario a boy or girl name?

Rosario is used for both: about 66% of babies named Rosario have been girls and 34% boys.

Is the name Rosario rising or falling?

Rosario has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rosario become more popular?

Rosario looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 93 girls named Rosario in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rosario?

Well-known people named Rosario include Rosario Dawson (actor), Rosario Flores (singer), Rosario Castellanos (writer).

Names like Rosario

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